Plain film radiographic evidence of a Brodie abscess consists of __________.

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Plain film radiographic evidence of a Brodie abscess typically shows a geographic region of osteopenia (an area of reduced bone density) surrounded by a rim of sclerosis (an area of increased bone density). Additionally, there may be some soft tissue swelling in the area surrounding the abscess. Horizontal radiolucent metaphyseal bands and destructive metaphysitis along the medial margin of the proximal tibia are not typical findings of a Brodie abscess. A sequestrum (a piece of dead bone that has separated from the surrounding healthy bone) and involucrum (a layer of new bone formation around the sequestrum) may be present in chronic cases of osteomyelitis, but are not specific to a Brodie abscess.

Plain Film Radiographic Evidence of a Brodie Abscess Consists of __________